谪(zhé)

13 strokesTrad. 謫

to relegate a high official to a minor post in an outlying region…

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Character information

Pinyin
zhé
Meaning
to relegate a high official to a minor post in an outlying region (punishment in imperial China); to banish or exile; (of immortals) to banish from Heaven; to censure; to blame
Strokes
13
HSK level
—
Traditional
謫

Origin & structure

Where 谪 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰讠啇

In this compound, the meaning comes from 讠 (speech); 啇 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

讠yán啇dí

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 谪 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 谪

Common words using 谪 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhǐ指zhé谪

to criticize

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zhé谪xiān仙

a genius (literally, an immortal who has been banished from heaven to live …

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zhé谪jū居

(of officials in imperial China) to live in banishment

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